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LEARNING JAPANESE
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Here are some recommended things to purchase to help you study Japanese. None of these are required to use the website, of course. However there will be a few videos aimed at using some of these items.

You should turn off any ad-blocks you might have for this page! Each item is linked through Amazon.com

Textbooks

This is the "Adventures in Japanese" textbook series. These are good books, but in all honesty, they aren't the best books to learn from. I chose these to make videos for because the local school system is using them and my students are using them.

I will be making videos and lessons for these books as time goes on. 

If you want to use the workbooks below, make sure that you are purchasing a textbook that comes with the audio CDs.

Workbooks

These are the corresponding workbooks for the above "Adventures in Japanese Textbooks".

My lessons on this website won't rely on these at all, but I figured I would link to them in case you wanted to get them! They do help quite a bit.


Before you buy a workbook, make sure that you have the audio CD. I believe they come with the textbook (I might be mistaken). Either way, make sure you have the audio CD!!

Kanji Dictionaries

Here are my favorite Kanji dictionaries! 
The "red book" on the left, The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary, is a great Kanji dictionary for beginners. It has the most common Kanji, and the most common compounds of these Kanji. I still have this book - I bought it back in high school - and I still find myself using it. Pluses: It's small and is easy to use. Minuses: It only has some 2000 Kanji.

The "blue book" on the right, The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, is essentially the "bible" of Kanji dictionaries. Reading an paper on advanced economics? The Kanji you're looking for is in here. Pluses: It's got almost every kanji. Minuses: It's a bit overwhelming!

My recommendation? Get the "Red Book" for now, and then buy the "blue book" for when you're serious.

Dungeons and Dragons

Here are the Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition re-print core rulebooks. 3.5e has so far been my favorite system of table-talk RPG.

Personally I haven't been very impressed by the 4th edition, but to each his own!

Dice

Here are a few selections of dice that exist out there in "internet-land".

To actually play a game like Dungeons and Dragons, you'll need something resembling the left-most set of dice - it includes one of each: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100. Before you buy the 7-Die Set, search through the available dice online: there are quite a few color selections!


It's always nice to have multiple copies of each dice, and those who aren't picky, the "Pound-O-Dice" and "100+ pack of random dice" are decent purchases to make.
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